Form-bounded perturbations of generators of sub-Markovian semigroups

We develop perturbation theory of generators of sub-markovian semigroups by relatively form-bounded perturbations. The L ^p-smoothing properties of semigroups and the uniqueness problem are considered. Applications to operators of mathematical physics are given.     

On spectral variations under relatively bounded perturbations

Linear operators in Banach and Hilbert spaces are considered. Bounds for the spectrum are established under relatively bounded perturbations. An application to nonselfadjoint differential operators is discussed.     

Finite rank perturbations of contractions

We study finite rank perturbations of contractions of classC_.0 with finite defect indices. The completely nonunitary part of such a perturbation is also of classC_.0, while the unitary part is singular. When the defect indices of the original contraction are not equal, it can be shown that almost always (with respect to a suitable measure) the perturbation has no unitary part.     

Functional calculus for generators of uniformly bounded holomorphic semigroups

We present a method for constructing a functional calculus for (possibly unbounded) operators that generate a uniformly bounded holomorphic semigroup, e^−zA. (A will be called a generator.) These are closed, densely defined operators whose spectrum and numerical range are contained in [0,∞), with respect to an equivalent norm.     

Finite rank perturbations and distribution theory

Perturbations of a selfadjoint operator by symmetric finite rank operators from to are studied. The finite dimensional family of selfadjoint extensions determined by is given explicitly.

     

Outliers in the spectrum of iid matrices with bounded rank perturbations

It is known that if one perturbs a large iid random matrix by a bounded rank error, then the majority of the eigenvalues will remain distributed according to the circular law. However, the bounded rank perturbation may also create one or more outlier eigenvalues. We show that if the perturbation is small, then the outlier eigenvalues are created next to the outlier eigenvalues of the bounded rank perturbation; but if the perturbation is large, then many more outliers can be created, and their law is governed by the zeroes of a random Laurent series with Gaussian coefficients. On the other hand, these outliers may be eliminated by enforcing a row sum condition on the final matrix.     

Bases of identities for semigroups of bounded rank transformations of a set

We complete the series of results by M. V. Sapir, M. V. Volkov and the author solving the Finite Basis Problem for semigroups of rank ≤ k transformations of a set, namely based on these results we prove that the semigroup T _k (X) of rank ≤ k transformations of a set X has no finite basis of identities if and only if k is a natural number and either k = 2 and |X| ∈ «3, 4» or k ≥ 3. A new method for constructing finite non-finitely based semigroups is developed. We prove that the semigroup of rank ≤ 2 transformations of a 4-element set has no finite basis of identities but that the problem of checking its identities is tractable (polynomial).     

Finite groups of bounded rank with an almost regular automorphism

In this paper we prove that any finite group of rankr, with an automorphism whose centralizer hasm points, has a characteristic soluble subgroup of (m, r)-bounded index andr-bounded derived length. This result gives a positive answer to a problem raised by E. I. Khukhro and A. Shalev (see also Problem 13.56 from the “Kourovka Notebook” [Kou]). This work has been supported by a grant of the Government of the Basque Country and by the DGICYT Grant PB97-0604.     

Finite rank singular perturbations and distributions with discontinuous test functions

Point interactions for the -th derivative operator in one dimension are investigated. Every such perturbed operator coincides with a selfadjoint extension of the -th derivative operator restricted to the set of functions vanishing in a neighborhood of the singular point. It is proven that the selfadjoint extensions can be described by the planes in the space of boundary values which are Lagrangian with respect to the symplectic form determined by the adjoint operator. A distribution theory with discontinuous test functions is developed in order to determine the selfadjoint operator corresponding to the formal expression

representing a finite rank perturbation of the -th derivative operator with the support at the origin.

     

The generators of positive semigroups

We characterise the infinitesimal generators of norm continuous one-parameter semigroups of positive maps on certain ordered spaces, with special reference to C¹-algebras.     

On perturbations of differentiable semigroups

LetX be a Banach space and letA be the infinitesimal generator of a differentiable semigroup {T(t) |t ≥ 0}, i.e. aC ₀-semigroup such thatt ↦T(t)x is differentiable on (0, ∞) for everyx εX. LetB be a bounded linear operator onX and let {S(t) |t ≥ 0} be the semigroup generated byA +B. Renardy recently gave an example which shows that {S(t) |t ≥ 0} need not be differentiable. In this paper we give a condition on the growth of ‖T′(t)‖ ast ↓ 0 which is sufficient to ensure that {S(t) |t ≥ 0} is differentiable. Moreover, we use Renardy’s example to study the optimality of our growth condition. Our results can be summarized roughly as follows:

Regularized semigroups of bounded semivariation

We use regularized semigroups to consider local linear and semilinear inhomogeneous abstract Cauchy problems on a Banach space in a unified way. We show that the inhomogeneous abstract Cauchy problem {fx43-1} has a unique classical solution, for allf εC([0,T], [Im(C)]),x inC(D(A)), if and only ifA generates aC-regularized semigroup of bounded semivariation, and has a strong solution for allf εL ¹ ([0,T], [Im(C)]),x εC(D(A)) if and only if theC-regularized semigroup is what we call of bounded super semivariation. This includes locally Lipschitz continuousC-regularized semigroups. We give similar simple sufficient conditions for the semilinear abstract Cauchy problem {fx43-2} to have a unique solution. Well-known results for generators of strongly continuous semigroups, as well as more recent results for Hille-Yosida operators, originally due to Da Prato and Sinestrari, regarding (0.1), are immediate corollaries of our results. Results due to Desch, Schappacher and Zhang, on (0.2), for generators of strongly continuous semigroups, are similarly generalized to Hille-Yosida operators with our approach. This article appeared in the last issue of the Forum. However, due to an error by the Journal Secetary, the Abstract was omitted, and with it the equations which are the focus of the article. We therefore are reprinting the article in its entirety. The Journal Secretary regrets the error.     

Nonlinear perturbations of positive semigroups

Communicated by J. A. Goldstein     

Remarks on generators of analytic semigroups

This paper contains two new characterizations of generators of analytic semigroups of linear operators in a Banach space. These characterizations do not require use of complex numbers. One is used to give a new proof that strongly elliptic second order partial differential operators generate analytic semigroups inL ^p , 1<p<∞, while the sufficient condition in the other characterization is meaningful in the case of nonlinear operators. Sponsored by the United States Army under Contract No. DAAG29-75-C-0024 and the National Science Foundation under Grant No. MCS78-01245.